Health Care Reform and Essential Benefits

Posted on 06/06/2011 | Leave a comment

Karen Boykin-Towns

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers hope to millions of Americans who will gain insurance coverage under it; and the definition of essential benefits plays a crucial role in turning that hope into a useful reality. As Secretary Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said recently:

The Affordable Care Act ensures Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance. To achieve this goal, the law ensures plans offered in the new Health Insurance Exchanges, and in the individual and small group markets, offer a package of essential health benefits that are equal in scope to what employers typically offer today. (1)

[Read More]

This entry was posted in General. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Enter your comment here...

Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:

Email (required) (Address never made public)

Name (required)

Website

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

Search for:
Leadership 500 Summit
Get a detailed view of all the events planned for the 2014 NAACP Leadership 500 Summit.
NAACP Convention
NAACP Annual Convention
June 2011

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

« Apr Jul »
NAACP Now
- Montclair NAACP President Releases Statement Regarding Police Violence 04/14/2021
  Montclair NAACP President Albert Pelham released this statement Wednesday regarding police violence against Americans: As a black man in ...
- 04/14/21: Dr. Norma Gray – President, Rock Hill Chapter of the NAACP 04/14/2021
  April 14th, 2021 by Steven Stone. Lucas and Patti welcome Dr. Norma Gray, President of the Rock Hill Chapter of the NAACP to Palmetto Mornings.
- 'It's up to the council to be the watchdog': Springfield aldermen want to rein in spending 04/14/2021
  There is also consternation over Langfelder's approval of a $47,000 expense for a building used for the Springfield NAACP's Back to School/Stay in ...
- Tidelands Health partners with Georgetown NAACP to encourage COVID-19 vaccination 04/14/2021
  GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Georgetown NAACP hopes a grassroots approach to community outreach and a partnership with ...
- Public Safety Committee to Move Forward on Police Oversight 04/14/2021
  The Pasadena NAACP on Tuesday called on local residents to demand that the City Council's Public Safety Committee recommend people of color to ...
- Black lives made my life, as an Indian American doctor, possible | COMMENTARY 04/14/2021
  He was the brilliant top lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and eventually a Supreme Court Justice.
- Dozens of companies hiring at Stuart job fair on Thursday 04/14/2021
  ... fair in partnership with the Business Development Board of Martin County, NAACP of Martin County, and the Gertrude Walden Child Care Center.
- News to Know for April 14: J&J vaccines paused; CDC investigating death; Scattered showers ... 04/14/2021
  The Hanover County NAACP says the concerns of community members are not being heard regarding the matter.
- Forum for upcoming Elkhart Schools referendum set for Thursday night 04/14/2021
  The League of Women's Voters Elkhart County & the NAACP -Elkhart Chapter will host a forum for the upcoming school referendum. WHEN: April 15th ...
- Anti-protest bill passes in Florida Senate on party lines, even after emotional testimony from Black ... 04/14/2021
  Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, said he remembered "my daddy being an officer in the local branch of the NAACP" during the civil rights movement.
Archives
Archives

June 2011
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

%d bloggers like this:

Health Care Reform and Essential Benefits

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Email Subscription

Reference our site on Twitter by using the hashtag #thebrockreport

Contact Us

Leadership 500 Summit

NAACP Convention

NAACP Now

Archives

Health Care Reform and Essential Benefits

Share this:

Like this:

Related

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Email Subscription

Reference our site on Twitter by using the hashtag #thebrockreport

Contact Us

Leadership 500 Summit

NAACP Convention

NAACP Now

Archives